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Sheild Nickel GTG. Grade revealed!
ironmanl63
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Reshooting some coins and thought i would do a GTG on this one.
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Looks golden/coppery to these color blind eyes. MS63
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MS65.
MS66.
Looks like a rattler, hence MS65. Might get a bump by modern standards.
EDIT: i before e, except after c...
Looks like wonderful surfaces and luster quality, and the strike is outstanding!!
I'm not sure that color makes sense to my eyes, but that is a 65 or better unless I am absolutely missing something.
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66
Mr_Spud
65.
Great looking coin! I would say 66?
That would be an unusual color for a business strike Shield nickel. Is the white balance off or is the image close to accurate?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
It is actually very close to true color. Just not as nice as the coin in hand. These are the photos from the auction site when purchased.
That looks like a more normal color.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Truth be told I got into a bidding war and payed a handsome some for this coin. I will never get my money out of the coin but I do enjoy looking at it.
65
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Your thoughts on grade? You never guessed.
As far as color I used the oil trick and wonder if it caused the coin to look more gold. The oil does have a golden color.
MS64
I would guess MS65... Why did you oil the coin? Or do you mean you oiled the slab? Cheers, RickO
On the slab to cover scratches. I do not mess with raw coins.
I’ll guess MS65. I typically hesitate to guess in instances like this, as I don’t feel like I have a good idea what the coin really looks like.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Looks gem to me.
MS62 don’t like the rim nick. Pass big time.
Old 64. Might 65 but should +
MS65 Nice coin.
MS62 don’t like the rim nick. Pass big time
I don't think those are rim nicks, just the holder gasket.
Appears to be the little triangular tabs on a rattler, not a gasket. To these eyes, anyway.
CJ, same thing, no use to split hairs. it's what holds the coin in place. bottom line, not rim nicks.
The 65's have it. This coin has been really hard to photo and obviously I still haven't got it right yet. In hand the coin is stellar and I believe it would easily upgrade. I am of the opinion I was bidding against an upgrade specialist but have no proof. It might of just been other collectors who also found the coin very attractive. Here are the slab shots from the Stacks auction.
nice coin.
Killer coin. Still looks like MS66 to me.